USDA subsidies for farms in Waukesha County, Wisconsin totaled $59,001,000 from 1995 through 2012.
| Year | Conservation Subsidies | Disaster Subsidies | Commodity Subsidies | Crop Insurance Premium Subsidies | Total USDA Subsidies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payments / Recipients |
Payments / Recipients |
Payments / Recipients |
Subsidies / Policies |
Payments / Recipients |
|
| 1995 | $590,328 237 |
$1,549 6 |
$1,436,350 250 |
$256,657 483 |
$2,284,884 441 |
| 1996 | $538,738 210 |
$0 0 |
$1,067,163 294 |
$306,137 387 |
$1,912,038 452 |
| 1997 | $421,067 167 |
$0 0 |
$1,439,060 288 |
$201,095 266 |
$2,061,222 415 |
| 1998 | $272,509 112 |
$0 0 |
$2,402,509 282 |
$221,863 210 |
$2,905,600 361 |
| 1999 | $345,697 115 |
$19,164 10 |
$4,260,741 308 |
$296,006 212 |
$4,921,607 392 |
| 2000 | $319,597 113 |
$25,147 12 |
$5,137,658 320 |
$271,289 229 |
$5,753,691 399 |
| 2001 | $358,738 117 |
$247,794 52 |
$4,270,488 288 |
$405,934 236 |
$5,282,954 380 |
| 2002 | $335,927 115 |
$0 0 |
$1,667,425 269 |
$423,661 240 |
$2,432,419 359 |
| 2003 | $359,071 118 |
$533,950 117 |
$1,991,398 270 |
$430,476 237 |
$3,314,894 370 |
| 2004 | $319,501 119 |
$8,832 3 |
$1,892,395 237 |
$569,878 243 |
$2,790,606 328 |
| 2005 | $266,608 111 |
$668,918 85 |
$3,605,230 244 |
$494,151 245 |
$5,034,907 331 |
| 2006 | $250,570 105 |
$0 0 |
$2,611,733 230 |
$514,857 262 |
$3,382,942 310 |
| 2007 | $270,817 102 |
$0 0 |
$1,082,663 204 |
$798,163 255 |
$2,155,310 282 |
| 2008 | $225,903 95 |
$120,052 41 |
$1,096,713 199 |
$1,175,242 257 |
$2,617,910 278 |
| 2009 | $450,472 80 |
$0 0 |
$1,572,788 187 |
$991,668 267 |
$3,017,602 253 |
| 2010 | $146,478 60 |
$2,181,664 43 |
$1,018,903 183 |
$860,341 285 |
$4,207,386 236 |
| 2011 | $140,068 55 |
$0 0 |
$969,213 180 |
$1,231,530 295 |
$2,352,045 226 |
| 2012 | $130,870 51 |
$0 0 |
$1,256,216 181 |
$1,185,844 291 |
$2,572,930 223 |
| Total | $5,742,958 358 |
$3,844,552 161 |
$38,778,646 588 |
$10,634,792 4,900 |
$59,000,948 846 |
USDA Subsidies to Waukesha County, Wisconsin by year
| Year | Subsidy Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $2,284,884 | |
| 1996 | $1,912,038 | |
| 1997 | $2,061,222 | |
| 1998 | $2,905,600 | |
| 1999 | $4,921,607 | |
| 2000 | $5,753,691 | |
| 2001 | $5,282,954 | |
| 2002 | $2,432,419 | |
| 2003 | $3,314,894 | |
| 2004 | $2,790,606 | |
| 2005 | $5,034,907 | |
| 2006 | $3,382,942 | |
| 2007 | $2,155,310 | |
| 2008 | $2,617,910 | |
| 2009 | $3,017,602 | |
| 2010 | $4,207,386 | |
| 2011 | $2,352,045 | |
| 2012 | $2,572,930 | |
| 1995-2012 | $59,000,948 | |
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Note: The information on conservation spending for 2011and 2012 are incomplete due to missing data from USDA's Natural Resource Conservation Service. In addition some payments made in 2010 were not assigned to recipients in the data received from NRCS. Those payments are also not included.
The information provided for the Wetland Reserve Program (WRP) provides an inaccurate picture of how WRP payments are distributed. USDA's Natural Resource Conservation Service uses title companies as intermediaries to finalize wetlands easements under the Wetlands Reserve Program. As a result, the data provided to us shows large sums of money going to these title companies. In reality, the payments are ultimately distributed to landowners participating in the WRP.
Unfortunately, NRCS has not provided the data to show where these farms and wetlands are located or which farmers or landowners are enrolling in the program, so EWG is unable to allocate these large sums of money to individuals beyond the title companies. Therefore, these companies skew the conservation rankings and payment concentration, which EWG cannot avoid unless and until NRCS makes available the additional farm attribution data. Therefore, we have not included WRP payments in the 2011 or 2012 data update.
We have separated data on farm commodity, disaster and conservation payments in order to provide a more accurate picture of top recipients and concentration of payments among the three main categories of USDA programs.
Finally, EWG works hard to ensure the accuracy of the information it provides through its products and services, but obtains data for the Farm Subsidy Database from the U.S. Department of Agriculture pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act. Therefore, EWG cannot guarantee the accuracy of the information USDA provides or any analysis based thereon. If you find an error or discrepancy on the site, please contact your local USDA Farm Service Agency office to check its records before contacting EWG.
